Fedor vs. Vitor Belfort

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Topics: MMA , FIGHTING
by Daba
18049 Posts
Ready to get things pooping
10 months ago
2 years, 6 months ago

It's not official, but according to reports this looks like the fight to replace Fedor vs. Josh Barnett. Not the fight I wanted to see, but they don't really have many options.

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At a media call addressing the situation held earlier today, Affliction vice resident Tom Atencio had mentioned he was open to working with Strikeforce to seek a replacement for Barnett. The comment fueled speculation that either Werdum or Rogers would take the fight.

The current leading candidate to face Emelianenko appears to be middleweight Vitor Belfort. MMAjunkie.com first reported Wednesday morning that a verbal agreement was in place for the contest, and The Fight Network has since reported a deal has been signed by "The Phenom."

During today's media call, Atencio said nothing should be considered official until he makes an announcement.

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http://mmajunkie.com/news/15598/fabricio-werdum-brett-rogers-ruled-out-of-affliction-trilogy-bout-with-fedor-emelianenko.mma


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